Co-production

Co-production is about developing equal partnerships between people who use services, carers and professionals.

There are different definitions of coproduction but a consensus that working co-productively leads to improved outcomes for people who use services and carers, as well as a positive impact on the workforce.

Key resources

The ladder describes the different steps on the rung toward achieving full co-production in health and social care with coercion at the bottom, consultation, co-design and finally co-production at the top.

The Department of Health worked with a group of councils, providers, community organisations and people using services to test and refine a method for collating and analysing person-centred information.

As councils look to develop new and more empowering relationships with people who use their services, finding effective ways of teaching people the skills to design and manage their own support arrangements.